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Portsmouth v Cardiff City

English Championship
Portsmouth
2:0
Full time
Cardiff City

Portsmouth v Cardiff City in English Championship ended 2:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Portsmouth at 45.1% - the match finished 2:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Portsmouth X 2 · Cardiff City Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 38.8% 29.3% 31.9% Home win · Portsmouth ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 45.1% 19.5% 35.4% Home win · Portsmouth ✔ Correct
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Cardiff City ✘ Missed
Final score 2:0 Home win · Portsmouth
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.33 on a Portsmouth win, 3.44 on the draw and 2.85 on a Cardiff City win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Portsmouth win 2.33 2.41 Pinnacle 42.9% 45.1%
Draw 3.44 3.60 Pinnacle 29.1% 19.5%
Cardiff City win 2.85 3.00 Betano 35.1% 35.4%
Over 2.5 goals 1.72 1.77 10Bet 58.1% 65.8%
Under 2.5 goals 2.08 2.15 Betfair 48.1% 34.2%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.57 1.62 10Bet 63.7% 60.6%
Both teams to score - No 2.28 2.45 Betfair 43.9% 39.4%
Updated: 04.09.2026 04:38 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

  1. 9′Krystian Bielik · Yellow card
  2. 31′Conor Shaughnessy · Goal (assist: Tyrese Shade)
  3. 52′Marko Milovanović · Goal (assist: Adrian Segecic)
  4. 60′Ollie·Tanner · Yellow card
  5. 63′David Turnbull · Substitution (off: Joel Colwill)
  6. 64′Christopher Willock · Substitution (off: Rubin Colwill)
  7. 65′Rocco Robert Shein · Substitution (off: Ebou Adams)
  8. 65′Jayden Meghoma · Substitution (off: Zak Swanson)
  9. 69′Marko Milovanović · Substitution (off: Colby·Bishop)
  10. 69′Tyrese Shade · Substitution (off: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen)
  11. 83′Ollie·Tanner · Substitution (off: C. Ashford)
  12. 86′Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson · Yellow card
  13. 90+1′Krystian Bielik · Substitution (off: Calum Scanlon)
  14. 90+2′Yousef Salech · Yellow card
  15. 90+4′Marlon Pack · Substitution (off: Iyad Mohamed)

Match statistics: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

Statistic Portsmouth Cardiff City
Possession 36% 64%
Shots on target 5 5
Total shots 15 16
Shots off target 7 7
Blocked shots 3 4
Corners 5 7
Fouls 15 12
Offsides 5 2
Yellow cards 0 4
Red cards 0 0
Saves 5 3
Passes 252 475

Line-ups: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Benjamin Arthur 6.9
  2. 6 C. Shaughnessy 8.2
  3. 7 M. Pack 6.4
  4. 10 A. Segecic 7.7
  5. 11 A. Kamara 6.7
  6. 16 J. Meghoma 7.1
  7. 17 T. Shade 7.6
  8. 19 R. Shein 6.5
  9. 24 T. Devlin 6.4
  10. 29 M. Milovanović 7.6
  11. 31 D. Bielica 7.5
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 N. Schmid
  2. 5 R. Poole
  3. 9 C. Bishop 6.7
  4. 22 Z. Swanson 7.0
  5. 25 R. Kavuma McQueen 6.8
  6. 27 O. Bailey
  7. 32 E. Kenny
  8. 37 I. Mohamed
  9. 38 E. Adams 7.2

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 N. Trott 5.6
  2. 3 J. Bagan 6.5
  3. 4 G. Osho 6.6
  4. 5 K. Bielik 6.6
  5. 8 J. Moylan 6.3
  6. 9 Y. Salech 6.2
  7. 11 O. Tanner 6.0
  8. 14 D. Turnbull 6.4
  9. 16 C. Willock 6.4
  10. 18 A. Robertson 6.1
  11. 38 P. Ng 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 10 R. Colwill 6.1
  2. 23 C. Scanlon
  3. 27 J. Colwill 5.9
  4. 30 H. Tyrer
  5. 33 R. Tankiewicz
  6. 41 M. Turner
  7. 44 R. Kpakio
  8. 45 Cian Ashford 6.5
  9. 47 C. Robinson

Form and head-to-head: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

Portsmouth

DLLWL

Cardiff City

LDLDL

English Championship standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

B. Barry-Murphy
Cardiff CityManagerB. Barry-Murphy

Match information: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
5
Venue
Fratton Park
City
Portsmouth
Surface
grass
Capacity
20,688